GRE Word List

PERT

saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured

The meaning of the word pert is saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured.

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WordMeaning
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
corollarya proposition (see proposition
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
dallyto act playfully
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed